Cardiff Castle, Cardiff

Built on the site of a 3rd-century Roman fort in what would become Cardiff city, the motte-and-bailey castle was built in the late 11th-century by Norman invaders.

It was probably commissioned by either William the Conqueror or Robert Fitzhamon (the Norman conqueror of Glamorgan), and became the heart of the medieval town of Cardiff and the Marcher Lord territory of Glamorgan.

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Opening Hours

Monday:
10:00 - 18:00
Tuesday:
10:00 - 18:00
Wednesday:
10:00 - 18:00
Thursday:
10:00 - 18:00
Friday:
10:00 - 18:00
Saturday:
09:00 - 18:00
Sunday:
09:00 - 18:00
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